Gilbert & George

(1943-; 1942-), Artists

Sitter in 12 portraitsArtist of 1 portraitOperating as one artist, Gilbert Proesch (b.1943) and George Passmore (b.1942) have worked together as Gilbert & George since they met in the 1960s, when they were both studying at St Martin's School of Art, London. They began work together in 1968, initially as 'living sculptures', later producing conceptual pieces and photo-works. Winners of the Turner Prize in 1986, they are among the foremost contemporary British artists of international reputation. Solo exhibitions include those at the Pompidou Centre, Paris (1981), the Baltimore Museum of Art, (1984) and the Guggenheim (1985) and a major retrospective at Tate Modern (2007).

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